Mr and Mrs Birks described the moment Andy Heathcote, 32, plunged his new car into their home like a "bomb went off" at 2.45am on July 23.

The horrific crash threw six-year-old cat Ferguson 30-feet across the room into the rubble.

Heathcote fled the scene on Abbey Hey Lane, in Gorton, Manchester.

His cousin later persuaded him to hand himself into the cops.

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TERROR: The homeowners described how it sounded like an explosion

“He is gutted by what he has done and would like to apologise to the owners of the house”

Probation officer Sarah Savage

Manchester magistrates heard how the 32-year-old was "gutted" when he smashed the new BMW his girlfriend had bought him.

Probation officer Sarah Savage said: “He is gutted by what he has done and would like to apologise to the owners of the house.

“He has not worked for three years. He has given up taking drugs but accepts that he has a drink problem.

“In August police saved him from jumping off a bridge in Denton.”

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REVEALED: Mr Birks claimed the damage cost £25,000

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The 32-year-old lost control behind the wheel when taking a bend, prosecutor Tina Cunnane said.

He pleaded guilty to driving twice the alcohol limit, without a licence or insurance and not stopping after an accident.

Mr Birks claimed the crash caused £25,000 worth of damage.

Speaking after the court case Mr Birks, 80, said: “We rushed down and saw the stairs were covered in bricks and this BMW was at the bottom.

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"The cat was sat on the window sill where the car crashed through it and sent the poor thing flying about 30 feet.

“He disappeared and we found a trail of blood leading out of the cat flap so we thought we would never see him again and maybe he had just crawled away to die but he came back in about four days later all bedraggled.

“His stomach had a cut about six inches long but it was all healing up beautifully by the time he came back.”

Heathcoate was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment, suspended for a year, and slapped with an 18 month driving ban.

Heathcote, of Kenyon Street, Gorton, was ordered to carry out a drink driver's rehabilitation course, a six month alcohol treatment order and fork out costs of £500.